THE BEATLES WERE BOOKED AT THE SAHARA HOTEL BY STAN IRWIN, THE DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAIMENT AT THE SAHARA TOOK A BIG CHANCE AND WAS THOUGHT TO BE NUTS BY HIS CASINO COMPETITORS... THE BEATLES WERE ON THEIR 1ST. U.S.A. TOUR. AT FIRST NO ONE WAS BUYING TICKETS OR EVEN SLIGHTLY INTERESTED IN THE BEATLES SHOW AT THE SAHARA ... THEY COULD NOT GIVE SEATS AWAY! THEN THE BEATLES APPEARED ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW AND THE COUNTRY WET WILD!!!! ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER WANTED BEATLE TICKETS FROM THE SAHARA HOTEL. THE DEMAND FOR TICKETS WERE SO BIG ...STAN IRWIN WAS OVERWHELMED WITH REQUESTS AND AT THE LAST MINUTE HAD TO MOVED THE VENUE TO THE NEW ROUND LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER INSTEAD OF THE SCHEDULED CONGO ROOM AT THE SAHARA. THE BEALTES STAYED IN THE PENTHOUSE AND HAD TO HAVE A SLOT MACHINE BROUGHT UPSTAIRS BECAUSE THE WOULD BE MOBBED BY FANS IN THE CASINO ... IN REALITY THEY WERE HELD PRISONERS IN THEIR ROOM AND COULD NOT ENJOY LAS VEGAS AND DID NOT GET TO EXPLORE THE TOWN. COMEDY TEAM STEVE ROSSI AND MARTY ALLEN WERE PLAYING AT THE SANDS HOTEL AND WERE ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ALONG WITH THE BEATLES .... THEY BECAME LAS VEGAS AMBASSADORS FOR THE BEATLES. THE SAHARA MADE A TON OF MONEY AND GOODWILL BY TAKING A CHANCE ON THIS NEW ACT FROM ENGLAND! ENJOY THE PHOTOGRAPHS .... THANKS FOR VIEWING! RICH BURGEL